Center for Families

Rental Space

Room Rental Guidelines

  • We will not schedule an event/meeting to begin after 7:30 p.m.
  • Building must be vacated by 10:00 p.m. (unless there has been specific approval otherwise).
  • Request space at least two weeks prior to event to allow sufficient time for processing.
  • Call the Center for Families (612) 276-1571 for a confirmation if you have not received one within three business days.
  • If your meeting or event is cancelled, please contact the Center for Families office as soon as possible.

Room Use Fees
Room Size Full-Day Half–Day
Single Room $60 $30
Double Room $90 $45
Triple Room $120 $60
Additional Rooms $25 each $10 each

Full-Day = over 4 hours
Half–Day = under 4 hours

Cancellation Policy:

If room reservation is cancelled within 48 hours of the starting time of an event a penalty will be charged. For a triple room the cost is $40, for a double room the cost is $30 and for a single room the cost is $20.

Room Rental Policies

  • Room reservations should be made as far in advance as possible, in writing on the preprinted form available from the front desk.
  • Outside doors will be locked at 5:00 p.m. and the building closed when there are no evening meetings scheduled.
  • The Center for Families is a smoke-free property. No smoking in the building or outside the front doors. Please move to the city sidewalk to smoke.
  • The Center for Families is a weapon-free property. The Center for Families of the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches bans guns on the premises.
  • The Center for Families is an alcohol-free property. The Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches forbids the use of alcohol in any of its buildings.
  • Tenants and non-tenants will be charged the normal room fee if 48-hour cancellation notice is not made for meeting rooms reserved. No meeting fee will be charged if the building is closed unexpectedly due to inclement weather.
  • Some audio/visual equipment is available. Priority shall be granted to building occupants in the use of meeting rooms on a first come, first served basis. The use of meeting rooms by agencies which do not occupy space in the building shall be on a first come, first served basis, but shall be subject to 90 day notice of cancellation in the event the meeting room is requested by a building occupant.
  • Center for Families rooms should be scheduled to give a short time between meetings (30 minutes). Time required before a meeting for room set-up should be built into the room request and noted as “set-up time”.
  • Center for Families meeting rooms should be returned to the condition in which they are found. A $100 deposit will be charged for room use. The $100 deposit is to be written on a separate check from the check written to pay for the room fee. This $100 will be refunded if the meeting room is returned to the condition in which it was prior to the meeting. If the room is not in the same condition – extra garbage is found or damage done to the property, the $100 will be maintained by the Center for Families and, if necessary, a fine will be charged to clean up the damage and/or repairs to the building. In addition, Center for Families management may decide to forbid future use of meeting rooms to the group which caused the damage to the property.

Room Rental Request Form
Date(s) of Event(s):
 Recurrence Type:
Event Start Time:
 Event End Time (by 9pm):
Hours Needed (including setup and cleanup):
 Number of Participants Expected:
Audio/Visual Equipment Requests:
Organization:
Affiliation with the Center for Families?
If yes, what is the affiliation?
(e.g. office renter, virtual office renter, etc.)
Contact Person:
Address:
Daytime Telephone:
 Evening Telephone:
Fax:
 E-mail:
A program of the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches